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Hold Em Fencing Builds High-Quality Ranch Fencing Throughout the Northwest

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Why did you get started in business? I grew up on a cattle ranch, so it was a logical transition into fence building. We are now creating a network of professional fence installers across the Northwest and beyond to serve more people needing high-quality ranch rail fences, arenas and paddocks. … Read More

The Places I Go, the People I Meet

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Bob Long and his horse on a recent trip to the Oregon Coast. Photo by Raina Gabbard.

Inspiration Comes from a Clinic Student My summer has been busy with travel, judging working equitation shows, and teaching clinics. I feel fortunate to meet people of all ages, types, abilities, and backgrounds, and horses are the same all over the world—they fill me with joy. Horses humble us, make … Read More

Rodeo Season Rides On

August rodeos

August Rodeos in the Northwest  The first week of July is famously packed with more rodeos than any other week of the year—but rodeo action doesn’t stop then. August rodeos in the Northwest still hold plenty of cash, bucking horses, and fast times. Consider celebrating America’s Western sport in one … Read More

Cutting-Edge Therapies Benefit Horses and Humans

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New Pain Relief Protocol Developed by EicOsis May Help Horses Survive Laminitis Observing and examining what nature provides has kept veterinarians and physicians busy for centuries. Discoveries made in soil and from the insects that crawl around on it will continue to make life immeasurably better for the animal kingdom … Read More

Outbreak Alerts: July 31, 2025 Strangles in Pierce County, WA

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Source: State Veterinarian Office and Attending Veterinarian Confirmed Case(s) – No Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Private FacilityComments: Purchased out of state 2 weeks ago. under veterinary care. For more information about Strangles, go to https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles See past published Outbreak Alerts: https://nwhorsesource.com/category/news/alerts

Outbreak Alerts: July 25, 2025 – Equine Herpesvirus- Respiratory, Kitsap County, WA

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Source: State Veterinarian Office and Attending Veterinarian Confirmed Case(s) – Official Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1 Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Boarding FacilityComments: Work ongoing with facility and attending veterinarian. Closely monitoring. Had been at Oregon show middle of June. Low viral load. Also positive for strangles but had been vaccinated in January. Flu and Rhino vaccinated … Read More

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